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• Dombroski Takes on Roubaix, Targets Worlds

  18 January 10 • 0 comment

  Amy Dombroski checks in from one of the more iconic events in all of cyclocross: the Roubaix World Cup. Although Dombroski originally planned to wrap her season up after a short European stint, apparently she’s having too much fun (and doing too well) to quit just yet. Dombroski has adjusted her late-season plans and will [...]

• Helen Wyman’s Diary of a ‘Cross Pro: It’s Snow Joke

  16 January 10 • 1 comment

  2009 British Champion Helen Wyman (Kona-FSA) checks in with an update from Europe as she prepares for Roubaix and the pathway to Worlds. If you missed it, also take a peek at our profile of her Kona Major Jake cyclocross bike. by Helen Wyman Last weekend we returned to the North Pole (otherwise known as [...]

• Amy Dombroski Reflects on Her Zolder World Cup and Euro Racing

  11 January 10 • 1 comment

  by Amy Dombroski “World Cup”…the two words bring about those same butterflies as that angry  “Boy Sets Fire” song, the same fizziness of a hard espresso shot, the similar uneasiness of the scent of warming gel. It sounds like a big deal, eh, but it’s just another gun shot, whistle blown or red light changing [...]

• The Unintentional Striptease – A Column by Christine Vardaros

  8 January 10 • 2 comments

  by Christine Vardaros How many people can say they showered with Tom Vannoppen, Belgium’s favorite comeback kid? Ok, so technically we didn’t shower together, but we did share the ladies shower room at the GP Hotel Threeland race site in Pétange, Luxembourg. Directly after my event I had no time to get properly cleaned up [...]

• Surviving Zolder World Cup and GVA Trofee’s Azencross – A Column by Christine Vardaros

  1 January 10 • 1 comment

  by Christine Vardaros Have you ever felt the sensation of having a small fire burning deep inside your soul?  Every time I get so frustrated that I feel like giving up on this sport, that small fire shines bright.   It’s what tells me that I am not done yet with the fight. If I never [...]

• Training with Power for Cyclocross: Kenton Berg’s Diary #7 – What If?

  25 December 09 • 1 comment

  

  Not sure if you’re training effectively? Have some ambitious goals for the season but feel like your racing has plateaued? Cyclocross Magazine’s Kenton Berg has been stuck in this situation and decided to seek professional help. This is his seventh entry. Read his previous entry here. WHAT IF… What if I hadn’t gone skiing… if [...]

• December Update: Vicki Thomas En Route to Worlds

  23 December 09 • 0 comment

  Vicki Thomas checks in with another journal entry about chasing her ‘cross dream on the courses of Europe. Check out her November update of her chronicles of Belgium here. I suppose the simplest way to start this update is to tell you my big news. You may have heard, but in case you haven’t – [...]

• So Close in Bend! – a Column by Lee Waldman

  21 December 09 • 0 comment

  

  Here, in installment #9 of Lee Waldman’s yearlong quest for glory in Masters cyclocross races, Lee tells about his experience at the National Championships in Bend. Missed Lee’s account of his podium-worthy appearance in Colorado’s state championships? Check it out here. Also, read our race coverage of the Nationals Masters 60-64 event. If this cyclocross [...]